By now, the White Snake Sage is not much of a problem.
Currently, Orochimaru has only released the seal on his clone, but intentionally kept the seal on his main body.
The contract seal placed by Nagato is still blocking reverse summoning through a summoning scroll.
In other words, the White Snake Sage can no longer be ordered around and summoned at will.
What does it mean that the main body is no longer controlled by others?
It means that in the deal with the White Snake Sage, Orochimaru has regained some initiative.
If you, White Snake Sage, want to see surgical results again, you have to bring something valuable. For example, shed snake scales, a hundred or so pieces to start.
Things are different now. Orochimaru is naturally not afraid of Manda talking too much, and he doesn't even care about his own summoning snake's 'betrayal'.
After all, unlike him, this guy is living under someone else's roof and is still controlled by the White Snake Sage.
Orochimaru said it so casually, but Manda became even more cautious. It is now a smart Senjutsu snake.
"Roar!"
With a beast-like roar, Manda endured the enemy's Ninjutsu and its entire body shot directly into the battlefield like lightning.
This immense momentum caused the expressions of both sides fighting to vary, some happy and some surprised.
Kakuzu broke free from Uchiha Jinsuke and others who were no longer interested in fighting. He quickly formed hand seals and pressed his hands to the ground, "Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"
Almost instantly, Manda, who had just entered the battlefield and hadn't had time to attack, sank into the swamp.
Poisonous gas rose, and emerald bubbles burst one after another, corroding the dark purple snake body.
"Playing Earth Release in front of me?"
Manda let out a contemptuous snort, twisted its body, and the mud pool immediately lost its moisture, turning into solid ground.
'Senjutsu: Inorganic Reincarnation'. Although it wasn't performed skillfully, with the dimension of Sage Art and its own powerful Chakra, it was more than enough to dimensionally strike Kakuzu's Earth Release.
However, before it could make another move, a sky full of ice spears rained down, hitting it directly.
"Foolish!"
With a roar, Manda opened its bloody mouth and spewed out a mudslide.
One gray and one white collided in mid-air. The mudslide, with the force of thousands of miles, submerged the ice spears and continued towards the three Ice Style ninjas.
Mizunashi Chizuru, whose sneak attack failed, his expression changed slightly. He joined his hands and said, "Ice Style: Ice Rock Technique!"
Instantly, layers of frozen soil and rock rose from the ground, blocking the muddy current like a flood levee.
However, before Mizunashi Chizuru could breathe a sigh of relief, a gray layer spread on the watery blue frozen soil, corroding it continuously.
"What is this?"
Mizunashi Chizuru did not know what was happening, but it was clearly very bad. It was not a time to hold on here. He quickly fled into the ice surface created by the other two Ice Style ninjas.
Creak...
And just as the three Snow Clan ninjas left, the blue of the frozen earth and rock wall was completely stained gray and directly shattered.
What followed was a mudslide that submerged the entire ice surface...
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Dozens of meters away, on the ice shield, Mizunashi Chizuru poked his head out. His once handsome appearance was now a bit disheveled. Looking at the ice layer that had been completely swallowed by the mudslide, the three of them had lingering fear on their faces.
"Escaped, you foolish insects." Manda looked at the Ice Style ninjas not far away and snorted disdainfully.
The Inorganic Reincarnation technique can control most inorganic matter, and ice, which is made of water, is naturally included.
However, unlike water, which can be easily controlled, Ice Style is a bloodline Ninjutsu that combines two chakra natures, so it is one level higher. Manda was able to destroy the ice wall largely thanks to the fact that most of its components were earth and stone.
"It seems your control over Senjutsu is still not enough."
Orochimaru threw the unconscious White Zetsu into the mouth of a newly summoned python and looked at the Taketori clan, who were still fighting with the Konoha Ninja, and chuckled, "Give me your Chakra."
The reason he summoned Manda instead of the three Snake Queens was to compensate for the biggest weakness of his clone.
Also, as a summoning beast, Manda is not as difficult to deal with as they are.
As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of power flowed from his feet, directly putting him into White Snake Sage Mode.
"Watch this, this is the power of Senjutsu."
Orochimaru chuckled, "Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation!"
Instantly, with Manda as the center, the ground within a hundred-meter radius seemed to come alive, undulating irregularly, like a sea in its menstrual cycle.
Mizunashi Chizuru, standing on the ice shield, his eyes narrowed. The Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals he had set up were somewhat out of his control and began to crack inch by inch. Some even condensed into ice spikes and shot towards them.
"What Ninjutsu is this?"
Mizunashi Chizuru's expression changed drastically. Not knowing Orochimaru's background, he dared not continue to resist and directly chose to retreat.
This response was neither good nor bad, but his retreat caused the terrain, which was originally advantageous to him, to collapse directly.
On the other side, the Taketori clan also encountered trouble.
With the advantage of their Shikotsumyaku and Ninjutsu, they were suppressing the Konoha Ninja. However, the betrayal of the ground and the continuous emergence of ground spikes and earth spears put them in peril.
Fortunately, their external skeletons were very strong, blocking most of the attacks. In the process of retreating from the battlefield, they only suffered minor injuries.
But the ninjas from the Hot Spring Village were not so lucky. Apart from two Jonin, nine out of ten were gone.
Dense ground spikes and spears had more than a dozen bloody corpses on them. Some were even only pierced through the body and not the vital points, so they did not die on the spot. They let out tragic screams, adding another layer of terror to the already eerie forest.
"This is Konoha's Sannin, monster-level ninjas..."
Uchiha Jinsuke and other Konoha Ninja looked at Orochimaru above Manda with great emotion in their hearts.
This was much more shocking than when Orochimaru used the 'Eight-Headed Serpent Technique'.
Back then, he had at least relied on the advantage of his massive size. Now, with just a simple Ninjutsu, he had resolved a crisis that could have led to annihilation.
Even with just this giant summoning beast, he had caused considerable trouble for the enemy...
Uchiha Jinsuke looked at the seemingly stronger Manda and felt even more stimulated.
He had sworn back then to become an outstanding person and find a better summoning beast to teach Manda a lesson. Now it seemed that it was still too early.
But regardless, Orochimaru's series of responses greatly boosted morale.
Therefore, although the Konoha side was all injured, they gathered together now, their morale visibly rising.
They looked at the Taketori and Snow clan ninjas on the other side, their eyes gradually turning fierce.
"Orochimaru, let's stop here today, how about it?"
Facing the surging Konoha Ninja, Kakuzu's expression remained calm.
"You haven't suffered much. If we continue to fight, we will be destroyed together."
"The fish might die, but the net might not break."
Orochimaru looked down at the people from the Kusagakure Ninja side and chuckled playfully, "What makes you think we can be destroyed together?"
Kakuzu did not answer, but looked sideways at a large tree beside him and said slowly, "Let those guys from Kusagakure Ninja make a move!"
"Yes!"
White Zetsu poked his head out and answered, then quickly retracted it as if he was wary of something.
And in this brief moment, a whistling wind suddenly sounded in the sky.
Orochimaru's golden eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the approaching object.
The black dot in the sky was rapidly growing larger, turning into a huge black sphere in the blink of an eye. A pair of long, narrow black wings spread out, revealing an extremely strange monster.
It had no head or abdomen. Its chest bulged upwards, and it was connected to the upper and lower body by a thin spine.
Its limbs were also very peculiar. Its upper arms were slender, while its forearms were as thick as bells. The further out it extended, the more powerful it felt.
"Is this the monster released from the Box of Ultimate Bliss?"
Orochimaru examined it up and down. Although he had heard of its existence through various channels, this was his first time seeing it.
It was not a Tailed Beast, yet it possessed power comparable to a Tailed Beast. To be honest, Orochimaru was very interested.
Or rather, he was interested in anything related to the Sage of Six Paths era.
Why did this thing appear here?
Orochimaru didn't know. The Box of Ultimate Bliss brought by Kusagakure was intended to buy time for Jiraiya by using Wu to block him when the Konoha team retreated to the Land of Fire.
Unlike Orochimaru's relaxed attitude, the Konoha ninjas beside Manda were all on high alert. They didn't even need to be sensory ninjas; just by looking, they knew this thing was not to be trifled with.
"Satori" flapped its wings in the air and suddenly roared, "Orochimaru, do you remember me?"
This question greatly surprised Orochimaru. His gaze fell upon the monster's only chest. From there, not only did arms extend outwards, but there was also a large mouth with sharp teeth.
"Tsk, how was this thing created?"
Even if it was a Chakra Tailed Beast itself, after being transformed by the Sage of Six Paths using Yin-Yang Release, it would still have a basic animal shape.
But this monster named 'Satori' seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, as if it originated from a child's nightmare or the protagonist of some folklore.
Only in such stories would all the biological characteristics be stripped away and turned into such exaggerated and obvious forms.
For example, the lamp spirit mentioned, some exotic beasts from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas"?
Seeing Orochimaru fall into thought and remain silent for a long time, 'Satori' became enraged. They were trapped in the Box of Ultimate Bliss and suffered long-term torment, yet they were also arbitrarily ordered around by a junior like Wude, which was humiliating to the point of madness. And the instigator had forgotten them?
If Orochimaru hadn't caused such a commotion in Kusagakure, the village wouldn't have gone from "barely acceptable" to weakened, and they, as elders of Kusagakure, wouldn't have had to take such a risk and cooperate with the Akatsuki organization.
And if they hadn't been playing with fire, Wude wouldn't have betrayed them, and the four of them wouldn't have been put into the box...
In short, it was all Orochimaru's fault! Orochimaru was a heinous offender!
"Roar!"
His anger reaching its peak, 'Satori' let out a beast-like roar and swooped down towards Orochimaru.
A strong sense of warning sounded in his mind. Orochimaru's eyes narrowed slightly, his golden irises faintly glowing, and he actually caught 'Satori''s flight path.
More than a dozen earth spikes rose from the ground like vines, twisting and coiling, and then like giant snakes, they coiled upwards, counterattacking the eagle soaring in the sky.
Coming from behind and at such a rapid speed, they completely missed. This black-winged monster seemed to have foreknowledge and easily avoided them with its already excellent speed.
After dodging, 'Satori' didn't fly far. Like an annoying blue fly, it circled Orochimaru from various angles, and each time it dodged the earth snake's attack with a hair's breadth.
"Hahahaha, Orochimaru, do you really think it's that easy to fall for it?"
'Satori' bared a row of huge white teeth and let out brazen laughter. Nothing was more satisfying than toying with a once irresistible strong enemy.
If there was, it would be doing it twice, three times, countless times... Hahahaha!
"Is this 'Satori''s special ability - hostility perception?"
Even now, Orochimaru still ignored 'Satori''s monologue. He purely evaluated it from a researcher's perspective as a useful tool.
And after multiple field tests, Orochimaru had to admit that this thing was indeed a troublesome killing weapon.
For ninjas and most living beings, perceiving enemies relies on the five senses.
Even ninjas like those from the Hyuga clan and Uchiha clan, who had pushed their dojutsu to the extreme, were no exception.
But a creature like Satori relied purely on mysterious intuition.
It wasn't intermittent; it was like an extra organ specifically used to capture the opponent's hostility.
This was a complete dimensional strike.
Frankly speaking, Orochimaru was even curious about what the world looked like in this monster's "eyes."
Of course, even so, the enemy in front of him still had to be dealt with.
Orochimaru tilted his head slightly, "It's up to you."
The lamp spirit poked his head out and smiled, "My skills aren't that good. Don't blame me if I let him escape."
Orochimaru nodded slightly, "It's okay, just beat him up."
"Then I respectfully accept."
The lamp spirit pounced into Orochimaru's body. Looking at the blue fly circling in the sky, he suddenly showed a strange smile.
Satori's movements suddenly froze, and its heart was filled with shock.
In its "vision," Orochimaru's blatant malice suddenly disappeared, clean as a blank piece of paper.
No, it was as if it were transparent.
Satori couldn't believe it and shouted in disbelief, "No, impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
He naturally didn't believe that Orochimaru's attitude towards him would change, treating him with only affection like a biological son. But he was even more incredulous that the ability he obtained after suffering torment could be so easily deciphered by the other party.
Shock, apprehension, fear... complex emotions devoured its already limited sanity. Satori lowered its body and rushed straight towards Orochimaru.
In contrast, a long whip made of earth swung up and whipped it away.
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